With the midseason break now in the rearview mirror the ORFFF recommences with Round 11 of 15. Rivalry round is usually held much earlier, but this year is a little later and should provide a platform for bragging rights if lower placed teams can spring an upset. The 8 fixtures this week feature several make or break contests, with the current top 8 in bold:- Macquarie Island Whales (6-4, 8th) vs Black Swamp 29ers (8-2, 1st) Useless Loop Virgins (5-5, 9th) vs Mt Thirsty Boozers (7-3, 3rd) The Stony Ponys (3-7, 13th) vs Drouin Dropbears (UOC, 8-2, 2nd) - The Ponys most likely need 5 consecutive wins to finish 8-7 in order to give 8th spot a nudge. Port Lincoln Power (7-3, 5th) vs Maralinga Atoms (4-6, 10th) Neptune Island Noahs (7-3, 4th) vs Wedge Island White Pointers (4-6, 12th) - the Beardless Noahs enter their new era, while attempting to win their 4th straight title Sherwood Magpies (7-3, 6th) vs Nangkita Bucks (3-7, 14th) Walpole Woylies (6-4, 7th) vs Heard Island Shags (1-9, 15th) Rutherglen Fugitives (4-6, 11th) vs Jan Juc Ducks (0-10,16th) - can Jan Juc’s rejuvenated list enable them to break a 40 game losing streak ? Please note that the round 14 rollover has cleared out all ORFFF teams so to avoid a forfeit please make sure to submit a lineup immediately then tweak as required post AFL Round 17 selection. Good luck all.
A reminder that teams continue to be cleared out each week so if you have previously submitted, please check again and put a full squad in that can be tweaked later. We don’t want forfeits or one sided contests so please all chip in to get teams in early as site issues continue.
Drop Bears NWM, Balta, Florent, Mac Andrew (Perryman) Brayshaw, Retschko, Naicos, Bruhn (Bo Allan) Luke Jackson Zac Bailey, Sheezel, Ginnivan, Jack Graham (Mitch Lewis) Darcy Wilson, Shai Bolton (Seth Campbell)
After the MSD, a Jack Ough debut announcement, and possibly Travaglia in for his first game of the year, the Ducks are fielding a full playing 19 potentially with a bunch of loopholes just to keep me entertained. DEF: Koltyn Tholstrup, Angus Hastie, Harry Oliver, Tobie Travaglia (Connor O'Sullivan) MID: Cam Mckenzie, Levi Ashcroft, Jack Ison, Jack Ough (Dan Curtin) RUC: Nick Bryan FWD: Mitch Owens, Cooper Harvey, Taj Hotton, Ned Long (BJ Williams) INT: Dante Visentini, Sullivan Robey (Harry Kyle)